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I'm not, a very cynical person, says Margaret Birch, Ontario's newest super minister in the cabinet of Premier Davis
I'm not, a very cynical person, says Margaret Birch, Ontario's newest super minister in the cabinet of Premier Davis

I'm not, a very cynical person, says Margaret Birch, Ontario's newest super minister in the cabinet of Premier Davis

Date2/28/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: I'm not, a very cynical person, says Margaret Birch, Ontario's newest super minister in the cabinet of Premier Davis. I look for the best in people and rarely am I disppointed. Davis raised her from minister without portfolio (as such the first woman to hold a cabinet post in Ontario) to provincial secretary for social development.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0032856F
      New Gallantry In Cabinet, Premier William Davis offers a guiding hand to Ontario's only woman cabinet minister as Margaret Birch attends her first cab(...)
      New Gallantry In Cabinet, Premier William Davis offers a guiding hand to Ontario's only woman cabinet minister as Margaret Birch attends her first cab(...)
      Birch, Margaret
      10/4/1972
      Ontario's first woman cabinet minister, Margaret Birch, took her place this week with the hope of bringing government to the pople. I'm just Marg Birc(...)
      Ontario's first woman cabinet minister, Margaret Birch, took her place this week with the hope of bringing government to the pople. I'm just Marg Birc(...)
      Birch, Margaret
      10/4/1972
      Congratulating each other on their new cabinet positions, Margaret Birch, appointed super minister responsible for social development by Premier Willi(...)
      Congratulating each other on their new cabinet positions, Margaret Birch, appointed super minister responsible for social development by Premier Willi(...)
      Bezant, Graham
      2/26/1974
      William Davis, Ontario's education minister, has been groomed to become premier of the province since he was 13 years old. One opposition critic says he's the Conservatives' most able politican
      William Davis, Ontario's education minister, has been groomed to become premier of the province since he was 13 years old. One opposition critic says he's the Conservatives' most able politican
      Davis, William G.
      12/22/1970
      Teamed up politically and on the dance floor, Ontario Premier William Davis dances with Scarborough East Conservative candidate Margaret Birch last night
      Teamed up politically and on the dance floor, Ontario Premier William Davis dances with Scarborough East Conservative candidate Margaret Birch last night
      Bull, Ron
      9/29/1971
      Women members of Ontario's new cabinet chat with Premier William Davis after being sworn in at Queen's Park
      Women members of Ontario's new cabinet chat with Premier William Davis after being sworn in at Queen's Park
      Davis, William G.
      10/7/1975
      Promoted: Ontario cabinet minister Larry Grossman, above with his father, Allan Grossman, who served as cabinet minister until he retired in 1975, and with Premier William Davis (at left)
      Promoted: Ontario cabinet minister Larry Grossman, above with his father, Allan Grossman, who served as cabinet minister until he retired in 1975, and with Premier William Davis (at left)
      Grossman, Allan, 1910-
      3/19/1981
      Operating a back-hoe is easy, says Margaret Scrivener, minister of government services, who shows Premier William Davis how it's done during ground-br(...)
      Operating a back-hoe is easy, says Margaret Scrivener, minister of government services, who shows Premier William Davis how it's done during ground-br(...)
      Calleja, Frank
      6/30/1976
      One minister missing: George Kerr (left), Eric Winkler, Jack NcNie, Margaret Birch and Claude Bennett pose for photographers after appointment in Ontario cabinet
      One minister missing: George Kerr (left), Eric Winkler, Jack NcNie, Margaret Birch and Claude Bennett pose for photographers after appointment in Ontario cabinet
      Beaty, Keith
      9/28/1972
      'Super Minister' Margaret Birch, With her daughter, Jane, 20
      'Super Minister' Margaret Birch, With her daughter, Jane, 20
      Birch, Margaret
      2/26/1974
      Last meeting: Attorney-General Roy McMurtry leaves the cabinet room yesterday after Premier William Davis called together his ministers for the last time
      Last meeting: Attorney-General Roy McMurtry leaves the cabinet room yesterday after Premier William Davis called together his ministers for the last time
      Mahler, John
      1/30/1985
      Premier William Davis, flanked by cabinet ministers Allan Lawrence and Darcy McKeough, poses for picture before the Speech from the Throne, which incl(...)
      Premier William Davis, flanked by cabinet ministers Allan Lawrence and Darcy McKeough, poses for picture before the Speech from the Throne, which incl(...)
      Davis, William G.
      3/1/1971